Vasily Panov
Notable Games

Vasily Panov

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Notable Games

  • 1934.10.28 Panov, Vasily N vsPoliak, Abram Borisovich 1-0 French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack 31 moves Moscow National Moscow 1934. A model Alekhine–Chatard Attack against the French: Panov castles long, storms the kingside, and finishes with a mating breakthrough on e6 — one of the attacking wins singled out from his own game collection.
  • 1934.12.10 Panov, Vasily N vsYudovich, Mikhail Mikhailovic 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack 31 moves URS-ch09 Final USSR Championship Final, Leningrad 1934. Panov meets a Caro-Kann with a direct kingside build-up, sacrifices on f5 and f7, and mates the exposed king in 31 moves.
  • 1935 Panov, Vasily N vsKotov, Alexander 1-0 French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack 50 moves Moscow-ch15 Moscow Championship 1935. An Alekhine–Chatard Attack ground out over 50 moves against the young Alexander Kotov, later a grandmaster and USSR champion.
  • 1936.01 Panov, Vasily N vsRubtsova, Olga Nikolaevna 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation 31 moves URS Trade Unions-ch04 Final Trade Unions Championship 1936. A clean Richter-Rauzer Sicilian win over Olga Rubtsova, who would become the fourth Women's World Champion in 1956.
  • 1937.04.28 Panov, Vasily N vsRagozin, Viacheslav 1-0 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation 31 moves URS-ch10 Final USSR Championship Final, Tbilisi 1937. A crisp 31-move win against Viacheslav Ragozin in the French Winawer during Panov's strong run in the event.
  • 1937.05.04 Panov, Vasily N vsMakogonov, Vladimir Andreevich 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Fianchetto Variation 37 moves URS-ch10 Final USSR Championship Final, Tbilisi 1937. A g-pawn storm in the Scheveningen Sicilian and a finishing combination that commentators called 'one for the anthologies.'
  • 1938 Panov, Vasily N vsGothilf, Solomon Borisovich 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation 19 moves URS Trade Unions-ch05 Trade Unions Championship 1938. A 19-move Ruy Lopez miniature: Panov breaks open the kingside with a knight sacrifice and wins the queen.
  • 1938 Panov, Vasily N vsLilienthal, Andor 1-0 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation 38 moves URS Trade Unions-ch05 Trade Unions Championship 1938. A Four Knights win over grandmaster Andor Lilienthal, from the year of Panov's greatest tournament triumph at Kiev.
  • 1942 Panov, Vasily N vsBoleslavsky, Isaak 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Fianchetto Variation 58 moves Moscow-ch22 Moscow Championship 1942. A hard-fought 58-move Sicilian battle in which Panov outplays Isaac Boleslavsky, soon to be one of the world's leading grandmasters.
  • 1944.02.25 Panov, Vasily N vsLilienthal, Andor 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation 27 moves URS-ch13 Semifinal USSR Championship semifinal 1944. An open Ruy Lopez against Lilienthal that ends in a sacrificial king-hunt and a mating attack after 27 moves.
  • 1948.11.28 Panov, Vasily N vsTolush, Alexander V 1-0 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation 37 moves URS-ch16 Final USSR Championship Final 1948. Panov handles the French Winawer positionally to defeat the sharp attacking grandmaster Alexander Tolush.
  • 1948.12.13 Panov, Vasily N vsLevenfish, Grigory 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense 42 moves URS-ch16 Final USSR Championship Final 1948. A Ruy Lopez win over Grigory Levenfish, twice USSR champion and one of the Soviet school's senior masters.
  • 1953.09 Panov, Vasily N vsSorokin, Nikolay Tikhovich 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation 33 moves URS-chT Republics 03 Semifinal 2 USSR Team Championship 1953. A late-career Najdorf Sicilian win, listed among Panov's notable games, finishing with a knight sacrifice on e6 and a pawn breakthrough to f6.
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